Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Detters Mill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Detters Mill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Detters Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Detters Mill: Detters Ml. (or less commonly used: Detters Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Detters Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Detters Mill may originally have been Detter's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Detters Mill might be written as Detter Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Detters Mill is located in York County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Baltimore (MD), Carroll (MD), Harford (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin & Lancaster.
Below are the counties that are near Detters Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Detters Mill:
- York County (The home county of Detters Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Detters Mill, with the one closest to Detters Mill listed first.
- Roler
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Harmony Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Davidsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Rossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Wellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Weigelstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weigelstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigelstown
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Franklintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Dillsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Detters Mill, with the one closest to Detters Mill listed first.
- East Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Abbottstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Latimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- York Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- New Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Brush Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Gargol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Edgegrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Detters Mill, with the one closest to Detters Mill listed first.
- Lisburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Allenview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lower Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Mechanicsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Trindle Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Hunters Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Camp Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Craighead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Detters Mill, with the one closest to Detters Mill listed first.
- Steelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highspire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Lawnton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Penbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Edgemont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Progress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Franklin County
- Caledonia Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Detters Mill, with the one closest to Detters Mill listed first.
- Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Maytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rheems
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Florin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Mount Joy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Ironville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Detters Mill, with the one closest to Detters Mill listed first.
- Lawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Campbelltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Fontana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Syner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Annville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Detters Mill, with the one closest to Detters Mill listed first.
- Marysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Duncannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Rose Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Mecks Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Alinda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- New Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Landisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Detters Mill, with the one closest to Detters Mill listed first.
- Freeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Eklo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Maryland Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Gorsuch Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Trump
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Walker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Stablersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Detters Mill, with the one closest to Detters Mill listed first.
- Lineboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Harney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Rockbrook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Taneytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tyrone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Fairground Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Frederick County (MD)
- Emmitsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Detters Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Detters Mill.
Cemeteries Near Detters Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Detters Mill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Detters Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Detters Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Detters Mill, with the one closest to Detters Mill listed first.
- St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Davidsburg.
- The St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Run Church Cemetery
- Markey Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warrington Friends Meeting House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strayers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Altland's Meeting House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hershey Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Mount Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Berlin Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- The Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paradise Union Church Cemetery
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Suburban Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Bermudian Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Detters Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Detters Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Detters Mill, with the one closest to Detters Mill listed first.
- Roler
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Davidsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Mount Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Royal is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Royal
- Wellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Weigelstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weigelstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigelstown
- Eastmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eastmont is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmont
- Franklintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Fortney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fortney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney
- Bermudian
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bermudian is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermudian
- East Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Detters Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Detters Mill.
Newspapers Published in Detters Mill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Detters Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Detters Mill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Detters Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Detters Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Detters Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Detters Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |